Articles by Singh Rahul Sunilkumar
HDFC Bank users confidential data leaked, claims hacker; bank denies
The HDFC data leak allegedly contains full names (with middle name included), date of births, age, phone numbers, personal emails, permanent emails, work emails, marriage status, gender, residence address lines, and much more.
Published on Mar 09, 2023 06:34 PM IST
India installs 'world's first' bamboo crash barrier| 5 points
The bamboo crash barrier will be an alternative to steel and will be environmentally friendly. The recycling value of the bamboo crash barrier is 50-70%, while that of steel barriers is 30-50%.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 03:28 PM IST
ISS undertakes emergency boost to avoid space collision; here's why
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large spacecraft with a science laboratory onboard. It is presently a home to 14 astronauts from Soyuz MS-22 / MS-23, SpaceX Crew-5, and SpaceX Crew-6 missions who are learning about living and working in space.
Published on Mar 09, 2023 01:10 PM IST
Instagram recovers from outage; what Meta-owned service said on problem?
Reports of outage Instagram spiked at around 7 am. While over 50% of users reported problem in server connectivity, 20% said they were facing login issues.
Updated on Mar 09, 2023 11:08 AM IST
Explained: National Pension Scheme (NPS) vs Old Pension Scheme (OPS)
What exactly is the point of contention between National Pension Scheme (NPS) and Old Pension Scheme (OPS)? Is it just a political ploy, or does it also consider the economy? Here's a detailed account.
Published on Mar 07, 2023 11:22 PM IST
Scammer meets techie: Who gets schooled in scam-gone-wrong?
Netizens were all praise for the witty response of the software engineer. A user wrote, “my dude left no opportunity missed” while another said, “don't mess with software engineer”.
Published on Mar 07, 2023 07:54 PM IST
WhatsApp ‘highly accessible’ for persons with disabilities; How other apps rank
The top ten identified applications were rated as apps with ‘high accessibility’, ‘moderate accessibility’ and ‘low accessibility' based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
Updated on Mar 28, 2023 02:26 PM IST
Microsoft integrates ChatGPT with robots: How this can herald a paradigm change?
A technical person is required to handle a robot because robots communicate with codes, which necessitate programming skills. ChatGPT can be used here to control them using our own words, like we would a human, rather than hand-written control codes.
Published on Feb 26, 2023 11:51 AM IST
Shadow banning of Musk's Twitter account : An ‘idiotic algorithm’ behind this
A user questioned Musk about lower visibility of certain Twitter accounts. To this, Twitter CEO revealed that a faulty algorithm behind it.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 10:42 PM IST
Chinese balloon mystery sparks debate on aliens; How to spot life beyond earth
Nasa says there is no life beyond Earth has ever been found; there is no evidence that alien life has ever visited our planet. But numerous unexplained incidents have forced scientists to study extraterrestrial life.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 08:39 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
'Stalin would’ve loved this': Elon Musk quips on Google photos feature
Google One members — on both Android and iOS — and all Pixel users will now be able to enjoy Magic Eraser, a new HDR video effect and exclusive collage styles.
Published on Feb 25, 2023 05:53 PM IST
Race to 6G: South Korea aims roll out by 2028; Where India stands?
5G technology is still a new technology and competition for development sixth generation of mobile cellular technology - the 6G- has started. Where is India in the race?
Published on Feb 24, 2023 08:26 PM IST
Space Elevator-like button in Musk's SpaceX lift; Is Earth-Space cable possible?
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted a photo of SpaceX's lift button symbolising ‘Space Elevator’. But is space elevator a realistic thing?
Published on Feb 24, 2023 08:22 PM IST
From Chatbot to DJ: Meet Lia, AI Twitter user redefining human interaction
Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, many human tasks can now be flawlessly replicated. Lia is an AI-powered Twitter account that tweets and responds just like a regular human. However, automated accounts have been a contentious topic for the Elon Musk-led microblogging website.
Published on Feb 23, 2023 07:02 PM IST
Watch: Elon Musk offers sneak peek of Cybertruck at Tesla Engineering HQ
Cybertruck has low centre of gravity that provides good traction control and torque enabling acceleration from 0-60 mph in just 2.9 seconds and up to 500 miles of range, Tesla says.
Published on Feb 23, 2023 04:12 PM IST
'None of our business': German envoy says India blameless on Russian oil import
The statement of German envoy Philipp Ackerman comes ahead of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit to India starting Saturday.
Published on Feb 22, 2023 07:50 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
China's Zhurong Mars rover goes silent, no movement detected for 5 months
Zhurong rover is part of Tianwen-1 mission launched in July 2020 which made China only sixth country in the world to have a spacecraft orbiting Mars. India's Mars Orbiter mission - Mangalyaan retired after running out of fuel in October.
Published on Feb 22, 2023 06:41 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Ayodhya, Mahakumbh, petrol prices: What CM Yogi said about UP Budget 2023
"In line with the vision of prime minister Narendra Modi, this budget for the financial year 2023-2024 will prove to be a milestone in making Uttar Pradesh an economy of $1 trillion within the next 5 years," CM Yogi said in the post-budget press conference.
Published on Feb 22, 2023 03:08 PM IST
Nature's light show: The magic of Northern Lights explained
The term "aurora borealis" was first used in 1619 by the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, who named it after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 11:05 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Meta announces paid blue verification tick on Facebook and Instagram: Details
After Twitter Blue, Meta has unveiled its premium subscription for users to get verified. Paid users can get their profile verified with a government id. Along with profile verification, the subscription bundle for Instagram and Facebook also gives extra protection against impersonation.
Published on Feb 19, 2023 09:32 PM IST
'World's largest EV hub': Ola pledges ₹7,614 crore investment in Tamil Nadu
Ola Electric signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tamil Nadu government, committing ₹7,614 crore in investments to produce electric cars and build lithium-ion cell manufacturing facilities with a capacity of 20 GW.
Published on Feb 18, 2023 10:58 PM IST
Twitter's two-factor authentication ends today; How to secure account for free
Twitter previously offered three 2FA options: security keys, authentication apps, and SMS messages. But now as Twitter restricted SMS authentication to paid subscribers only, normal users are left with only two options if they don't want to pay ₹900 per month for Twitter Blue subscription.
Updated on Mar 20, 2023 10:26 AM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Microsoft Bing getting confused; AI chat now limited to 5 turns per session
Microsoft has been testing its new AI-powered Bing search engine with a small group of users from over 169 countries. According to the company, the integration is merely a tool to aid in understanding and making sense of the world, rather than a replacement or substitute for the search engine.
Published on Feb 18, 2023 03:52 PM IST
Feathered propellers in focus in Nepal plane crash investigation; How they work
The initial investigation in Yeti Airlines plane crash in Nepal shows that the engines didn't had enough thrust at the last leg of descent.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 11:22 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Family's financial security top priority among Indians post-pandemic: Survey
The second edition of the Life Goals Preparedness Survey 2023, which was released on Thursday, surveyed 1,936 people in 13 cities, including metros, Tier 1 and emerging Tier 2 cities, learnt about their life goals, aspirations, influencers, and readiness to achieve these goals.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 11:11 PM IST
Delhi Police goes hi-tech with mPassport app for swift passport verification
Due to the app, the verification process will take less time; instead of 15 days, the applicant will now receive police clearance in five days. Police report submission and verification are now both made digital and paperless.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 11:03 PM IST
How to run Windows 11 on Mac devices?
Parallels Desktop for Mac supports the latest Mac models that are powered by Apple chipsets. The list includes MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, and Mac Studio models powered by M1 and M2 series chips.
Published on Feb 17, 2023 10:56 PM IST
WhatsApp now allows up to 100 photos and videos to be sent in one go; Details
Users have to first update WhatsApp to the latest version. They can then check if the increased limit for media sharing has been enabled by WhatsApp on their device by simply selecting more than 30 files in the app's media selector.
Published on Feb 16, 2023 06:23 PM IST
After Turkey, researcher forecasts earthquake in India. Can we predict temblor?
The Dutch researcher allegedly predicts seismic activity anticipating a large size earthquake originating in Afghanistan, through Pakistan and India. However, Twitter users flagged the post stating that there is no scientific basis for earthquake predictions.
Updated on Mar 21, 2023 11:22 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
Artificial intelligence enters boxing ring to bring fairness and precision
Every day that goes by, AI expands its usability by helping with formerly manual chores. A user recently published a video of an AI tool assisting judge in a boxing contest.
Published on Feb 13, 2023 06:34 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar